It is the stuff of nightmares, but as many as one in 500 patients wakes up while on the operating table. When patients are questioned about their experience of surgery, many more than previously ...

In the past decade, the need for anesthesia services outside of the operating room (OR) has increased dramatically. While this can be partially attributed to the expansion of gastrointestinal ...

The disciplinary case of Dr. Johan Aerts of Des Moines highlights the manner in which patients, regulators and the general public are often left in the dark while hospitals and practitioners keep ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Pediatric medicine in Hawaii is going robotic! The DaVinci Surgical System looks and sounds like it came straight out of the movie, Transformers, and the technology is ...

Shanghai police were investigating Thursday after a man died when he was allegedly abandoned under general anesthetic on a hospital operating table after a fire broke out. The 49-year-old was ...

Following a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced December 5 it had walked back plans that would have put time limits on health insurance payments for anesthesia care in certain ...